Flowerpot



G. HAGLUND FLOWERPOT Filed April 25, 1938 Feb. 13, 1940.

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[Sweden Application April 23, 193$,1Serial No. 203,730 InGermany May27,.1937 J a v l 4 laimsi4 3 H I Thedegreeof moisture in -the earth of aflowerpan' o fthe pot'yi'ewedfrom above and invertical pot plays aconsiderable part for the thriving of cross section resp(actively.*Fi'gs o and 7 illustrate the plant. The indoor plants are lof-manydifa-loos -potbottommade from very porous ware, ferent kinds, and theirneed of moisture in the I in a plan view and avertioalfsectionrespectively.

earth varies greatly. Also; the degree of moisture j' l-desig na'tes theflowerpot whichis made from in the various parts of the pot. is'of greatim any-suitable material 'and toth'e desired shape. portance. .Aflowerpot should-therefore be con- 2 denotes one or more apertures-inthe side of fstructed so that the degree of moisturein the the. pot,said apertures having a porous stopper earth may also be found out inplacesother than. 1 secured therein, such afyarn wick or thelike 10 thesurfacelayer of the earth. It should be' pos 3, whichmediates the"conduction of the moisture sible to supply water both from above andfrom of thee'arthto the outside of the stopper, soth'at beneath, asrequired, or iromboth directions at the degree of moisture intheinterior of the pot thesame time, so that the proper moisture is immaybe controlled; d isan' annular ofiset onithe parted to the earth layerin thedifferentparts of inner side of--the .pot,' theporous plate5-forming the pot. When the pot is watered from beneath, the. bottomrofthe pot being adapted to'rest on the watering should sometimes takeplacefconsaidwofiset. X'I'heplate 5 is provided with amen tinuously andsometimes discontinuously. In nulardownwardly directed extension '6,which is flower pots of glazed earthenware or othernon preferablyproyided with,,apertureslior aeration. porous ware, it shouldbe attendedto} that there i The lower borderof the, pet I is, provided with 90 is asufiiciently large and porous bottom portion A ,three recessesfl,whichflaredeep and wide enough 0 in the pot, which facilitates properdraining and; ,to permit the poti to rest with its lower borderaeration. In rooms heated byfa'radiator or fonthebottomfof the .pan ina, certain position, radiators and in other dry localitiesit should benotwithstanding thesupporting ribs it of the possible to replenish thepan of the flowerpot panf l0. Moreove-r the lower border of thepot lwith water, without such water having 'neces is provided withthreeshallow recesses 8 which 5 sarily to get into touch withthe earth in thepot are evenly distributedbetween the deep recesses or to be sucked upby. this earth; Hereby the 8, so that the'pot may reston the supportingribs moisture of. the air is increased in the immediof the pan with theaid of these shallow recesses, .ate proximity of the pot, the pot-plantbeing at as shown in Fig. 2. Thepan i0 is comparatively 3c the same timeprotected against overheating from deep, and the supporting ribs l l areradially arbeneath, in case the substructure is heated from ranged, butdo not extend further inwardly toa radiator of a domestic heating systemor the Ward the centre but to provide sufficientspace for like a thedownwardly projecting portion 6 of the hot-,- The present inventionrefers to a novel artom plate 5, the ribshaving a height suchasto p5rangement in'flowerpots and to aspecially conraise the pot above thebottom of the pan toa I structed pan, on which the pots may be placed,suitable level, when the pot is resting on these) whereby the abovestated conditions forthe thriv supporting ribs. v z. ing of the plantand the attendance of the same If .a plant is considered which requiresmuch are attained in a simpler and more efiicient man--- Water about itsroots and less water at the sur- 40 her than bythe flowerpotconstructions suggested face, water is poured into the pan t0 a levelcor- .40 h r t -f re, responding to the line. '02, and the pot is placedIn the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 shows a in the position shown inFig. 1.. The waterin suitable construction of the flowerpot with the thepan is sucked up by'the porous platefi, 6, and appertaining pan invertical section, the pot bethe earth is kept 11101317 111 file erportion of ing placed on the bottom of the pan. Fig. 2 the pot, withoutthe airbeing excluded fromthe 4.5 shows the same construction, but withthe pot lowerside of the platei y eXaminihg the stopp r I turned byrevolution in the horizontal plane, 3 it can'be established whether theearth is suffirelatively to the pan, the pot having been raised C en ymo st in the lower portion of. the P so as not to rest on the bottom orthe pan, but; If the earth sucks up too much water, the pot will i onthree supporting ribs projecting from the sides be raised onto thesupporting ribs l l of the basin, 50 in the pan. Fig. 3 shows the loweredge of the as shown in Fig. 2. In the case of a plant re pot withrecesses provided for the supporting ribs quiring much water at thesurface of the earth of the pan, said recesses facilitating placing of Iand less water at the bottom, the pot is placeolinto the pot in theposition shown in'Figs. 1 and 2. the position according to Fig. 2, andisfthen. Figs. 4 and 5 show a suitable embodiment of the watered fromabove. By feeling the stopper 3 one may control that the earth will notbe moister at the bottom than required. To keep the stopper dry, it willbe necessary to water frequently and only a little at a time from above,if the surfaceof the earth is to be kept'wet at the same time. tooabundantly from above, the water will flow through the plate 5 down intothe pan, l ll whence it cannot be sucked up again, however, by reason ofthe fact that the pot is positioned above the water line. If the lowerportion of the pot be:

according to Fig.' 1. In this manner, the position of the pot may bealtered so that-theva'rious parts thereof will always be given thedesired moisture the same time from any warm base; such as a plateplaced 'on a radiator of adomestic heating system i, v It is ofcoursepossible to deviseconstructions other than those disclosed in thedrawingsand the specification, without the principle of the inventionbeing departed from, 1

Having now particularly described the nature of my invention and themanner of its operation what I claim is:

1. A- flowerpot comprising i the combination,

with a pot proper, of a porous bottom for said ply means with a porousstopper for said apertured portion extending from a limited distancewithin the wall to the exterior thereof and'b'eing capable oftransmitting moisture from said interior to the exterior so as to allowexamination If Watering has been effected the exterior thereof.

of the moisture conditions within the pot from 2. Aflowerpot accordingto claim 1, wherein A flowerpot according to claim 1, wherein comes toodry relatively to the upper portion" thereof, the pot will be loweredinto the position;

the water supply means includes a dish having a plurality of integralprojections extending upporti'ons extending'a. predetermined distance up-wardly from the bottom edge of the pot proper and inat least oneposition of said pot register-v ing with and clearing said projectionsof the dish so as to allow-the pot proper tostand in lowered positionin: said water, and in other shifted positions of ,saidpot-to stand inraised position upon said projections ofsaid dish.

4. A flowerpot according to claim 1, wherein the pot proper has aninterior projecting rib near the lower edge thereof and the porousbottom for the pot comprises a bottom plate supported upon said rib andvformed with a downwardly directed angular extension within the edgethereof capable-f depending thereto a body of water when thepot properstands. in said water, and wherein the water supply means includes adish having a plurality of integral vprojections extending upwardly,from the bottom thereof, said dish being adapted to contain a quantityof water at least partly submerging said projections, and recessportions extending a predetermined distance upwardly fromv the bottomedge of the pot proper and in, at least one position of said potregistering with and clearingsaid projections of the dish so as to allowthe pot proper to stand in lowered position in said water, and in othershiftedposb tions said {pot to stand in raised position upon saidprojections of saiddish.

I GUSTAF HAGLUND.

wardly from the bottom thereof, said dish being adapted to contain aquantity of water at least partly submerging said projections, andrecess Independently of the degree of,:moisture;,kept in the earth inthe various parts of 'xth'e'. potpit'i will always be possible to havewater in thejpan of the pot so as to increase the moisture 'of'the airabout the pot while insulating the latter at

